A mobile device is configured to wirelessly authenticate with a reader device. The mobile device may receive an acoustic signal from a user, and a command may be determined based on the acoustic signal. The mobile device may transmit the command to the reader device if the mobile device and the reader device are authenticated. The reader device may receive the command, and may analyze the command to determine an action to be performed. The reader device may then perform the action if the mobile device is authorized to request the command to be performed.
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2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device directly transmits the command to the reader device.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising analyzing the acoustic signal to determine whether a voiceprint generated from the acoustic signal corresponds with an authorized user based on a set of authorized voiceprints.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the transmitting is performed in response to the voiceprint corresponding with an authorized user.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the reader device comprises an electronic lock.
14. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone.
15. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the mobile device and the reader device communicate with one another via Bluetooth communication.
16. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the mobile device transmits the command to a remote server; and wherein the remote server transmits the command to the reader device.
17. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein determining the physical distance is based on a Bluetooth signal strength of a signal received by the mobile device from the reader device.
19. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the mobile device transmits the command directly to the reader device.
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August 6, 2018
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